Sketches of Martin

Artist Martin Walsh

 

Rock against Racism at the Red Rattler

 A great show organised by Eva  from Whateva,and MCed  by Deb Nankervis. It was a fundraiser for the Women And Girls Emergency Centre (WAGEC)

 

Les performing  on the Yidarki after welcoming us to Gadigal country along with some preliminary  sketching

Allis Well

Samovar

 

Melita Rowston

 

Wicked Envy

 

Lou Steer  and Whateva Eva

The Rosmery sisters
 

 

LA cars

People getting out of the fire zone in LA 

most recent under daylight,

and artificial with some UV.

More smoke!

This is the painting so far under 3 different lights

above is artificial light. White and UV led lamps

The photograph above is in daylight.

Below using the light of a UV headlamp

 

Here are earlier versions, feeling towards a composition

 

WHATEVA in Woy Woy

 

 

On my way to Newcastle, I stopped off in Woy Woy to see WhatEVA at the Link and Pin cafe. Thanks to Eva, Art, Vince and Conrad for a great show, and apologies for being late and missing the other acts.

 

 

 

Here are a couple of drawings I did on the train beforehand to warm myself up a bit

 

Leichhardt Public School Tower

 

 Today, on the last day of the year, I got out on the street for the first time in a while to add some greenery and clouds and bring this view of the lovely old tower on Marion St to life. It felt pretty good - I even got a $20 donation as well as an enquiry about commissions (happy to do them) and plenty of nice comments.

I'll probably do some more tomorrow, I'm aiming to be a be a bit busier in the new year

Mullet Creek

 Wondabyne is on Mullet Creek, a tributary of the Hawkesbury that you travel along for a bit after crossing the river on the Sydney-Newcastle train. I've been helping spruce up mum's house for sale the last few months since she went into care, so travelling this line a lot. It's for my cousin Patrick in England who was very hospitable when I stayed with him and his mum in Stroud, decades ago

This is getting more finished looking, In the distance I might add a few of the boats moored up around there, there's a lot more than there used to be. Housing crisis for boats and all

 

 

 

 

 

Oyster leases

 

 

 

Hills and what were oyster leases on a tributary of the Hawkesbury- seen from the Newcastle train line. It's a sketch for a painting I'm trying to do for my cousin Patrick in England, who was very hospitable and showed me around the pubs etc of Stroud many years ago

Majestic XI (etc) at Moshpit

 

 

Ned Alphabet (left) with Majestic XI at Moshpit many weeks ago. A drawing I hadn't got around to scanning till now. (my computer setup currently is a bore).

 

 

And this is Slack Punks

leaves

 Lemon, money tree and avocado leaves

Landing run

I live under a landing run of Sydney airport so get a chance to observe their bellies as they make their final approach

 

 

 

Paintings from mums

 

 

 

Straggly geraniums

 

 

 

climbing lily and gardenia

 

 

geranium etc

 

 

red azalea

 

 

Kenzie

 

Potplants

 

 

Mother-in-law's tongue, fishbone fern and begonia

 

Unwanted Commission

 

 

A drawing of an old church in Glebe rejected by the person who asked for it ( I didn't make it look like I drew it in its original condition without signage)

 

Writing a ticket

 

 

A couple of cars in the clearway in front of Ochredfern gallery on Botany Rd, and a motorcycle cop writing them a ticket

 

Bonzai Fig

 

 

A small-leafed fig growing in a tiny tray in the front garden

 

Balkan Grill and Dr Robot at Spring Sprung Sprang

 

 

Balkan Grill

 

 

Dr Robot 

September 1st at Moshpit. I wish I'd started drawing the acts a bit earlier in the day.

Thanks to Eva for putting the show on

 

Ducks in the Canal - Greenway Composition

 I've been trying to create an entry for the Greenway prize. The Greenway goes along Hawthorn Canal from Iron Cove, along with the tramline (formerly a goods line) it meets in Haberfield through to Lewisham and Dulwich Hill . From there it continues down the hill to Cooks river. The council are creating a path joining bush remnants and parkland and parks etc along the route.

The prize is or artworks with themes of freshwater ecology, public transport, and the area/environment etc. So I'm sort of converting the stormwater drain/canal into a stream with ducks in a waterhole with a mashup of local landmarks, and a tram.

 

As it turns out I stuffed up the dates so I couldn't enter, but anyway I'll complete ith to maybe enter next year. Though after looking at this year's hang -slung on both sides of some randomly arranged temporary fencing plonked in the middle of a room, and without so much as some hessian backing- why would I bother?

 

Its now been entered in the Glebe art show starting tomorrow evening

 

 This is the finished version

 

 

 

 

Mostly composed. Just about time to start finishing the colour

 

 

 

It needs some buildings in the background, and trees. And its going through its pink phase, next thing is to paint the sky